Alto Golf - Alvor

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6125m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Sir Henry Cotton

Their 18 hole, Par 72 golf course, was the last to be designed by the legendary Sir Henry Cotton. The winding fairways and elevated greens reflect Sir Henry’s golfing philosophy of providing low handicap players with a testing game and still affording plenty of enjoyment for players at average club level and providing satisfaction and inspiration for beginners.

Morgado - Alvor

Holes:	18
Par:	73
Length:	6399m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
European Golf Design

This course is the newest course to open in the Algarve. Lying to the north of Portimão it is laid out in a large 980 hectare estate through undulating small valleys. The immediate main characteristic factor is its large greens which place demand on good putting skills. Also, the accuracy of the player's shot will be questioned by deep aggressive bunkers. A further 18 hole course is already in the planning stage.

Palmares - Meia Praia

Holes:	18
Par:	71
Length:	5961m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Frank Pennink

Palmares was opened in December 1975 and in more recent year has been the course chosen to hold such important competitions as the TAP Open in 1984 and 1985. The European Zone Qualifying Competition for the XXXII World Cup was held at Palmares in October 1985. Every year in February the Almond Blossom Amateur Tournament, 2004 the 27th edition, attracts visitors from many European countries, and is one of  foremost amateurs competitions held in Portugal.

Parque da Floresta - Vale do Poço

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	5670m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
not specified

With no two golf holes remotely similar, the variety and appeal of this unique golf course are endless, and one round will not be sufficient to appreciate its imaginative design. Meandering through the undulating terrain, the golf course offers fantastic views of the surrounding Algarve countryside and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. The first hole is a 312m par 4 which curves graciously towards the east, and a challenge for those wishing to reach it in two. The first nine ends memorably, as the third shot to the green must go over a stream. On the second nine, the highlight is the 11th, whose green is well protected by water, and the 18th, which ends in an amphitheatre right beneath the clubhouse. The clubhouse is typically Portuguese and offers spectacular panoramic views over the mountains and sea, besides a general view over eleven of the holes.

Pestana - Gramacho - Carvoeiro

Holes:	9
Par:	36
Length:	2980m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Ronald Fream (Nick Price)

The former World No 1, Nick Price, has teamed up with the well-known golf course architect, Ronald Fream, to create a uniquely designed 18 hole course with 27 varied greens that enable the golfer to play the same course several times with different greens and new challenges. In 2005 and 2007 the Gramacho Course hosted the Portuguese Ladies Open. The design technique has positioned the greens and protective bunkers so that an 18 hole round is a genuine challenge. The characteristics already existing on the site, from tje boulder outcrops and dry stone walling to the Fig, Carob and Olive trees, have been complemented by artfully positioned lakes and bunkers. These hazards complete the challenging but attractive course.

Pestana - Silves Golf - Silves

Holes:	18
Par:	70
Length:	5615m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Ronald Freem

Silves encourages and rewards attacking play. It has a natural beauty and an elegant design. The excellent condition, all year round, is ideal for low scoring. A relentless test in precision, this course has no peers.

Pestana - Vale Da Pinta - Carvoeiro

Holes:	18
Par:	71
Length:	6728m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Ronald Freem

Situated near Carvoeiro in an old olive grove, Vale da Pinta is a championship course which is, nevertheless, adaptable to all playing levels. Designed by Ronald Fream, who, true to North American golfing concepts, created wide, deep greens protected by 59 similarly sized bunkers. The course difficulty is flexible, as each hole has five sets of tees for different handicaps. Since September 1996 the development (which includes the Quinta do Gramacho course) has also housed the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, the fifth bearing the legendary British golf guru's name in Europe.

Quinta do Lago North - Quinta do Lago

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6205m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
William Mitchell & Rocky Roquemore

This course has great par 5 holes requiring power and accuracy to play them well, also providing superb views. All par 4, except 10 and 13 are doglegs, demanding precise tee shots, to set up the chance of a low score. The course is an anti-clockwise loop and favours who can draw the ball.

Quinta do Lago South - Quinta do Lago

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6488m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
William Mitchell

This course favours the long hitter, but requires the skill to score well. Although the front and back nines are both anti-clockwise loops, the first nine favours a draw, while the second favours a fade from the tee. An enjoyable experience for players of all standards.

Salgados - Armação de Pera

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6080m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
not specified

Don’t let the landscape remove your concentration. After all, despite the dazzling scene Herdade dos Salgados Golf is much more than a pleasant sight. Result of the many water hazards it is a golf course with a (challenging) rank of difficulty constituting therefore an enormous challenge even for experienced golfers.

San Lorenzo - Quinta do Lago

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6238m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
not specified

The course's rare and many-faceted beauty, matched by impeccable upkeep, make San Lorenzo a true pearl of Portuguese golf. Its eighteen widely-ranging holes run past pine trees, lakes and the beautiful beaches of the Algarve coast. Situated in the exclusive Quinta do Lago tourist development and forming part of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, the course is demanding and imaginative. It opens with an inviting but almost unachievable par 5, and continues to the three following holes along rolling, pine-fringed fairways. It is from the 5th hole, however, that the most extraordinary part begins. offering stunning views over the beaches of the Algarve coast. At the 8th, the course turns back inland and faces the largest of its' two lakes. For the last four holes the course again turns seawards, and finished with a par 4 whose small green is surrounded by the waters of the second lake. A remarkable end to this remarkable course that demands the use of all the clubs in the bag.

Sheraton Pine Cliffs Resort - Albuferia

Holes:	9
Par:	36
Length:	3560m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
not specified

The compact 9-hole golf course is surrounded by magnificent old pine trees and requires a precise game. World famous “devils parlour”, a challenging PAR3 crossing the cliffs, offers breathtaking views to the near Atlantic Ocean.

Vale do Lobo Ocean - Vale do Lobo

Holes:	18
Par:	71
Length:	5424m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Rocky Roquemore

The Ocean Golf Course features undulating fairways which run alongside nature reserve, before leading gently down to the shores of the Atlantic. Its emblematic holes are two challenging and spectacular Par 4s, the 11th and the 14th – which treat golfers to some of the most spectacular views in the Algarve - and the Par 3 15th, which runs alongside the beach.

Vale do Lobo Royal - Vale do Lobo

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6050m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Sir Henry Cotton

The Royal Golf Course has rolling fairways set amidst pine trees and beautiful lakes surrounded by wild flowers. Its features include the almost island green of the 9th and the famous 16th, with cliff-top carryover – one of the most celebrated golfing images in the world, which has become the veritable symbol of golf in the Algarve.

Vila Sol - Vilamoura

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6189m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Donald Steel

Vila Sol Golf has twice played host to the Portuguese Open, in 1992 and 1993. It was honoured by the Green Globe organisation in 1996 with the Green Flag award, certification of meeting their environmental requirements. In 2001 it won the prize for Best Golf Development, preented by British MP Sir Eric Pickles.

Vilamoura Laguna - Vilamoura

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6133m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Joseph Lee

Laid out over low-lying coastal terrain, this course, with its many water hazards and few trees, is considerably different from the other ones at the resort and many of its holes convey a links atmosphere.

Vilamoura Millennium - Vilamoura

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6143m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Hawtree

This conventional Par-72 course opened in the year 2000, although the completely refurbished back nine holes - formerly part of the 27-hole Laguna Course - had been completed in their original configuration a decade before.

Vilamoura Old Course - Vilamoura

Holes:	18
Par:	73
Length:	6254m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Frank Pennink

Situated in the heart of the Vilamoura seaside resort a mere 20-minute drive from Faro airport, this Frank Pennink designed parkland style layout is one of the oldest in the region and renowned all over the golfing world.

Vilamoura Pinhal - Vilamoura

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6206m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Frank Pennink

This was the second golf course built in Vilamoura and inaugurated in 1976, having originally been designed by Frank Pennink, the architect of the nearby Vilamoura Old Course.

Vilamoura Victoria - Vilamoura

Holes:	18
Par:	72
Length:	6560m
Built:	1900
Designed by:
Arnold Palmer

The previous owners invested 18 million euro’s in Oceânico’s Victoria Golf Club, designed by Arnold Palmer, one of the greatest legends of the sport. This was the most ambitious golf project in Portugal, and was aimed at being one of the best golf complexes in the whole of Europe.